Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-28

shrank from che thoughts In her own
mind. She had grown fond OF her
treasure OF q maid, and felt ashamed
OF herself for her quickly suppressed
suspicious. ..Ss: ..s.f. ...s
Early next morning the telegram
was sent to Scotland Yard by Lord
Hayward, who rode over alone to
send it, and waited for the answer.
The reply seemed to please him, and
he rode back in good spirits to q late
breakfast. He even faced, with moder-
ate cheerfulness, Lady Hayward's
eldest sister, who was in a frighttul
state about her necklace. This lady
was one OF his pet diversions; she was
not pretty or clever, like his wife, but
she was moro irreproachable, more
moral, more perfect, and she was an
old maid. Probably she was the only
person in the world of whom Lady
Hayward was afraid. Miss Collette
was asevere censor in all things, and
kept her eyeglass we'll fixed on her
younger sister, who had All important
position to fill before the world. At
present Miss Collette was very angry
because she did not know what was
being done about the thefts; and she
held that she ought to have been one
Of the council. But Lady Hayward
was obstinate; she had found out be-
fore that the exemplary Cecilia could
not hold her tongue. .s,
This extreme discretion having been
observed, the Scotlan Yard detective
arrived, els a visitor, and no one paid
any particular attention to him. He
was very quiet, and adopted the char
acter of the man who tould not dance,
or talk or do anything. and it answer
ed admirably. Anumber OF other men
with superb shirt fronts hung about the
doorways and looked bored; Mr..
Hawk was admirably gotten up for
the purpose, and had only to, mingle
with these Others and look as bored
as they. Lady Hayward was de-
lighted at this excellent placement oil
himself and kept her eye on him with
great interest. She managed to speak
to him very late, when the party was
breaking up. He had discovered
so far--not even q ''clew''-and she
went to bed disappointed:
Visitors at Hayward castle break.
tasted, OF course, at any time during
the morning; but the family and
household always assembled to morn
ing prayers at a quarter to 8, and
breakfast formally began directly
afterwards. Mr. Hawk had learned
this, and WAS in the breakfast
room early-the only guest pres
emit. No one else turned up but Lord
and Lady Hayward themselves, Rose
Mannering, who always appeared
with her charge at this time, and the
servants. Even Miss Collette was too
tired to come down, though no one
was stricter, theoretically, on the
subject of family prayers. ;Howgrate
ful was Lady Hayward, half an hour
atterward, that her sister had been
late that morning!
The servants all came in led by the
butler and the stately housekeeper,
and Lord Hayward read prayers. Mr..
Hawk sat very quietly in the shadow
OF curtain.
With all decorum the servants filed
out again, and Mr.. Hawk did not
move. The moment tho door closed
on the last of them he learned over
to Lord Hayward.
MY lord" he said, ''may the men
servants watch the windows of this
room outside for a.. few minutes3
Don't ask me to explain, there's no
time to lose"
The old butler came in at that
moment, carrying silver coffee pot.
Lord Hayward gave the order.
"And tell them to keep their eyes
open," added Mr.. Hawk. "We've
got to deal with the lightest pair of
heels in the KINGDOM" =."| 80
Lady Hay ward listened and looked,
her heart in her mouth. What was
coming next? ,7,4sS
"Your ladyship," said Mr.. Hawk,
"may l send for your maid3" Lord
Hayward rang instantly.
why should you suspect hef?"
protested Lady Hayward. "She is a
most superior girl. She has travelled
with me and I know her we'll. No sus-
picion must fall on her unless you
have proof"
Mr.. Hawk rose and went anxiously
to the door. The order had been Civ
ed, but scarcely a moment had elapsed.
''Do you expect her to come in less
than q moment?' asked Lady Hay
ward, q little Grossly. @.ss .~. ~. +.
just then Taylor appeared at the
door; the butler was behind her. She
came in and the door was shut, the
butler remaining outside. At the
first glance Lady Hayward Had seen a
curious look on the girl face one she
had never seen there before. But inn
she was herself again, and
she stood before Lord and Lady Hay
ward and the detective, perfectly quiet,
without culver on her face. 80
John" said Mr.. Hawk, '''this is
really very wrong of you; it is an i'm
famous trick to have played, and /.
knew you weren't out Of the country;
but I'd no idea you could be dong
such q thing as this " ~
While, he spoke Mr.. Hawk had ap-
Taylor and put pair OF
on her. There had been q
little by-play first. Taylor had scan
ned the windows and Instantly saw
they were guarded. IL y n s.# 3 II
80 the games upl" she said sullen,
y. ... & .s..s B. !. /
i Yes, my lady's maid, TO the tune
Of fourteen years" answered Mr..
Hawk. .$.S + III. 81 ;I$ h. 4: Z.
z'slV That does it smean?n, cried Lady
II can't understand. ~
Mr.. Hawk snatched the dainty little
Partisan cap and smooth brown wig
from Taylor's head and flung them on
the floor. In an instant the gentle
girls Lace became o man 3, smooth
and malleable 40 wax. It Was not
nice to look at just now. The head
vas covered with q dark, very, very
short growth 81 hair 4. s. a.5s5
D Lady Hayward uttered ashriek aud
fell back into her chair. u.s. 4
81 II take him OF said Mr.. Hawk.
It's too much Tor her ladyship.
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